Fireplace screen



April 22, 1941. J D; KENNEDY FIREPLACE SCREEN Filed Feb. 1, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet 1 In ventor j gwaoizw Jam? 0" /Q. [39/7/76 A iiorneys April22, 1941. J. D. KENNEDY 2,239,562

FIREPLACE SCREEN Filed Feb. 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Shbet 2 Patented Apr. 22,1941 FIREPLACE SCREEN James D. Kennedy, Chattanooga, Tenn, assignor toCahill Company, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Application February 1, 1940, Serial No. 316,827

9 Claims.

' The present invention relates to fireplace screens and has for itsprimary object to provide a hinge structure for connecting a pluralityof screen panels and whereby the hinge serves to seal the space betweenthe connected edges of the panel. By reason of this construction sparksare prevented from escaping from the fireplace through the connectededges of the screen panels.

A further object is to provide a hinge cons'truction of this characterwhich is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference belng had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals'refer to like parts throughout, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the screen shown in position' in front of afireplace,

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the hinged edge of the panels takensubstantially on a line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational View of a pair of thehingedly connected panels,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of one of the channeledframes forming part of the panel construction,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the channeledframes and illustrating the recess at one corner of the frame foraccommodating the hinge pin,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary edge elevational view of one of the channeledframe members and with parts broken away and shown in section, and

Figure 7 is a detail of one of the bearings for the hinge pin.

Referring now to the drawings in detail the numeral 5 designates afireplace screen generally and which is constructed of a plurality ofscreen panels and including a center panel 6 and side panels 1 and 8.Each of the panels is constructed of a channeled frame 9 within whichthe edge portion of the metallic screening II] is inserted and securedin position in the channel by means of a rod ll about which the edge ofthe screen is Wound, as more clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings,and the parts may be secured in their assembled position by soldering orthe like.

The vertical edges of the center panel 6 are hingedly connected to theadjacent edges of the side panels I and 8 by means of a hinge structurewhich includes a hinge pin 12 extending throughout the height of thepanels and which is conformably seated in the channel l3 formed at theinner corner of the abutting edges of the channel members 9.

The ends of the hinge pin are reduced, as shown at I4 and upon which arepivotally mounted the bearings 15 formed on the edge of an anchoringplate IS, the lower edge of which is provided with a notch I1 adaptedfor interfitting engagement with the notch l8 formed in the end portionof the groove l3. The interfitting notches I! and I8 secure theanchoring plate IS in position on the panel frame members 9 and the endsof the hinge pin 12 are upset as shown at l9 to retain the bearing forthe anchoring plate of the hingedly connected panels againstdisplacement on the hinge pin. v a

The groove I3 is of arcuate form in cross section, as more clearly shownin Figure 2 of the drawings, and is substantially equal to one-fourth ofthe circumference of the hinge pin [2 so that when the channel members!)of two of the panels are hingedly connected the hinge Din I2 will sealthe space between the hinged corners of the frames and thus prevent anypossibility of sparks escaping from the fireplace through the hingededge of the panels. Likewise, by reason of this hinged construction thepanels may be folded fiatwise against each other for storage purposes.

It is believed the details of construction and advantages of the devicewill be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailedexplanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A hinged connection for a pair of frames comprising a hinge pinrecessed in adjacent edges of the frames, said hinge pin closing thespace between the frames, bearings for the hinge pin and anchoringplates extending radially from the bearings and projecting into theframes, said plates and said frames having interfitting notches in theedges thereof for securing the bearings to the frames.

2. A hinged connection for a pair of frames, each frame having a slottedopening therein, a hinge pin overlapping the meeting edges of the framesfor closing the space therebetween and bearings for the hinge pinshaving anchoring plates projecting radially therefrom, said plateshaving edgewise engagement with the opening of the frame.

3. A hinged connection for a pair of frames, each frame having avertical recess in one wall and provided with an opening in the wall ofthe recess, a hinge pin conformably fitted in the recesses of adjoiningframes and hingedly connecting the same, said hinge pin closing thespace beneath the space between the frames and bearings for the hingepin having anchoring plates projecting radially therefrom, said plateshaving edgewise engagement with the opening of the frame.

4. A hinged connection for a pair of frames, said frames being ofchannel form, and having a vertical recess in one corner and providedwith an opening, a hinge pin conformably fitted in the recesses ofadjoining frames and hingedly connecting the same, said hinge pinclosing the space between the frames and bearings for the hinge pinhaving anchoring plates projecting radially therefrom, said plateshaving edgewise engagement with the opening of the frame.

5. A hinged connection for a pair of frames, said frames being ofchannel form and having a Vertical recess in one corner, and providedwith a slotted. opening, a hinge pin conformably fitted in the recessesof adjoining frames and hingedly connecting the same, said hinge pinclosing the space between the'frames and anchoring means for securingthe pin to the frames, said anchoring means comprising a bearing for thepin also conformably fitted in the recesses of adjoining frames and aplate extending radially from the bearing and having edgewise engagementin the opening of the frame.

6. A hinged connection for a pair of channeled frames, each frame havinga vertical recess in one corner, a hinge pin conformably fitted in therecesses of adjoining edges of the frames and hingedly connecting thesame, said hinge pin closing the space between the frames and anchoringmeans for securing the pin to the frames, said anchoring meanscomprising a bearing for the pin, also conformably fitted in therecesses of adjoining frames and a plate extending radially from thebearing, said frame and said plate having interfitting notches forsecuring the plate thereto.

'7. A hinged connection for a pair of frames, each frame having avertical recess in one wall and provided with a slotted opening in onewall of the recess, a hinge pin conformably fitted in the recesses ofadjoining frames and hingedly connecting the same, said hinge pinclosing the space between the frames and having anchoring platesprojecting radially therefrom, said plates having edgewise engagementwith the slotted openings of the frames.

8. A hinge connection for a pair of frame members, said frame membersbeing of channel form and having an external vertical recess in onecorner, each recess being provided with a slot, a hinge pin positionedin the recesses of the respective frames to close the space betweenadjacent edges of the frames, a pair of bearings journalled on the pin,flat plates projecting radially from the bearings and inserted in theslots of the frames, a notch on each plate adapted to receive an edge ofthe slot to prevent withdrawal of the plates from the frames and meansfor securing the bearings and pin against relative longitudinalmovement.

9. A hinge connection for a pair of frame members, said frame membersbeing of channel form and having an external vertical recess in onecorner, each recess being provided with a slot adjacent each end, ahinge pin positioned in the recesses of the respective frames to closethe space between adjacent edges of the frames, a pair of bearingsjournalled on the pin adjacent each end thereof, fiat plates projectingradially from the bearings and inserted in the slots of the frames, anotch on each plate adapted to receive an edge of the slot to preventwithdrawal of the plates from the frames and means for securing thebearings and pin against relative longitudinal movement and also servingto retain the plates and pin against longitudinal movement relative tothe frame.

JAMES D. KENNEDY.

